The victim in the fatal crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 27 has been identified by the Department of Public Safety as 63-year-old Leslie Dale Carrier of Fort Collins, Colo.

Carrier was in the front passenger’s seat of the 2007 Honda SUV his wife, Norma Carrier, 55, was driving when she rear-ended a semi, DPS Cpl. John Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said police believe Norma Carrier tried to merge into the passing lane of traffic, seeing the semi late and resulting in the crash.

The couple’s daughter, Nicole Carrier, 14, was also a passenger in the vehicle, authorities said.

Gonzalez said Leslie Carrier was killed on impact and pronounced dead at the scene.

Norma and Nicole Carrier were transported to University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, he added.

Police said both were released from UMC on Wednesday night.

Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, I-27 was the scene of at least two multiple-vehicle crashes involving 23 vehicles — possibly due to dust storms that swept through West Texas.

As far as the other people injured in the crashes on the interstate, Gonzalez said DPS was working to get further information.

“I don’t have any information on the condition of the others injured in the accidents at this time,” he said. “I know that seven patients were taken to Covenant and 10 were transported to UMC. We’re trying to get all the information on those patients right now.”